Sixth Form

Entrance Requirements from September 2018

For legacy GCSE subjects such as Business Studies, ICT and DT courses a minimum of a grade B will be accepted in place of a grade 6.

Conditional offers are based only on GCSE grades and do not include alternative Level 2 qualifications (vocational courses such as BTEC’s, Nationals etc.).

Specific Subject Minimum Requirements are:

A Level Subject

Minimum GCSE Requirement

Art

6 in Art

Biology*

7 in Biology

Business

6 in English Language or Literature, 6 in Mathematics and B in Business Studies (If studied)

Chemistry*

7 in Chemistry

Computing

Either A in ICT or 6 in Computing with 7 in Mathematics

Economics

6 in English Lang or Literature, 6 in Mathematics and B in Business Studies (If studied)

English Literature

6 in English Language, and 6 in English Literature

French

6 in French

Further Maths

8 in Mathematics

Geography

6 in Geography

German

6 in German

History

6 in History

Law

6 in English Language or Literature and 6 in Mathematics

Mathematics

7 in Mathematics

Music

7 in Music and at least grade 5 on one instrument

Physics*

7 in Physics

Politics

6 in English Language and 6 in Mathematics

Product Design

B in a Design Technology subject

Psychology

6 in English Language or Literature and 6 in Mathematics

RS

6 in RS

* If a student has studied GCSE Combined Science rather than separate sciences they will require a minimum of two grade 7’s and will only be permitted to choose a maximum of 2 sciences for A-level.

Conditional offers do not always guarantee the subjects that have been selected by a candidate will be the subjects undertaken at A-level. Subjects to be studied are determined by exam results and availability of spaces.

If a subject has not been studied at GCSE level then it may still be possible for that subject to be taken at A-level. Such circumstances will be considered on an individual basis.

The school and its governors reserve the right to reduce curriculum time allocated to a specific course due to low uptake of students and also to withdraw a course due to an extremely low uptake of students.

In the event of over-subscription preference will be given to looked-after children or previously looked-after children; and then those who live nearest to the school (according to the straight-line distance between home and school).